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'''Raleigh'''. English. Pronounced "RAW-lee" or "RAH-lee." From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "Roe deer clearing" in Old English. Raleigh is also a brand name of British bicycles.<ref>https://raleigh.co.uk</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/raleigh [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082122/https://www.behindthename.com/name/raleigh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,827 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RALEIGH/index.html</ref> Keywords: English, animals, forest, masculine inclined, place names, nature, sport, two syllables | '''Raleigh'''. English. Pronounced "RAW-lee" or "RAH-lee." From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "Roe deer clearing" in Old English. Raleigh is also a brand name of British bicycles.<ref>https://raleigh.co.uk</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/raleigh [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082122/https://www.behindthename.com/name/raleigh Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,827 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RALEIGH/index.html</ref> Keywords: English, animals, forest, masculine inclined, place names, nature, sport, two syllables | ||
'''Randie'''. English. A gender-neutral variant of the boy's name ''Randy'' or the girl's name ''Randi'', also used as a surname. Randie is used as a girl's name 75% of the time in the US.<ref>My Name Stats. [https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RANDIE/index.html RANDIE]. Accessed Jan 12, 2025.</ref> | '''Randie'''. English. A gender-neutral variant of the boy's name ''Randy'' or the girl's name ''Randi'', also used as a surname. Randie is used as a girl's name 75% of the time in the US.<ref>My Name Stats. [https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RANDIE/index.html RANDIE]. The similarly sounding name Randy means sexually aroused. Accessed Jan 12, 2025.</ref> Keywords: Feminine-inclined, diminutives, rare, sexual, two syllables. | ||
Feminine-inclined, diminutives, rare, two syllables. | |||
'''Rayan''' or '''Rayyan''' (ريّان). Arabic. A given name, and the name of one of the gates of Paradise in Islam. Meaning "Watered, luxuriant" in Arabic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184527/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406020730/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 293 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 85% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAYAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, Muslim, two syllables, water | '''Rayan''' or '''Rayyan''' (ريّان). Arabic. A given name, and the name of one of the gates of Paradise in Islam. Meaning "Watered, luxuriant" in Arabic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184527/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406020730/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 293 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 85% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAYAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, Muslim, two syllables, water | ||